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What entered his sight was a colossal stone gate, upon which the four characters “Blood Blade Gate” were written in wild dragon-and-phoenix calligraphy.

The stone gate was entirely a dark red, as if cast from fresh blood. Its surface was covered in blade-mark-like lines, each and every line emanating a razor-sharp killing intent.

On both sides of the gate stood two gigantic saber-shaped stone pillars, coiled about with black Demonic Qi that looked as though it could transform into sharp blades at any moment and hack down any intruder. The stone steps before the gate were smeared with bloodstains; though long since dried, they still exuded a dense reek of blood.

This was merely an entrance.

Yet it gave one the feeling of a Human World Purgatory.

The bound mortals, seeing this scene, were scared out of their wits, wailing and blubbering as they instinctively tried to retreat. But the moment they moved, the Demon Pattern on the Demon-Binding Rope coiled around them surged, the Dharma Rope almost burrowing into their bodies. Not only could they not move, they also had to endure inhuman agony.

Even Fu Changsheng.

Seeing this Back Mountain Forbidden Area, he also knew it was a Dragon’s Pool and Tiger’s Cave; relying on himself alone, he feared it would be hard to get out intact. While awaiting the interval when the mountain gate Array opened, a strand of Divine Sense slipped into the Communication Jade Talisman in his hand, swiftly transmitting the information he had obtained about the Blood Saber Sect to Fairy Yaoo and Cao Qingyun, who were guarding outside the mountain gate.

At the same time.

He saw Steward Qiuu respectfully bowing toward the Forbidden Land’s stone gate:

“Young Sect Leader, the people you required have already been brought to you.”

With that said.

After a while.

Only a thunderous boom was heard as the blood on the stone gate surged, and then the massive gate rumbled open to both sides.

A cold, indifferent voice came from within:

“Enter.”

“Yes, Young Sect Leader.”

Steward Qiuu nodded and bowed as he responded.

Then he turned and barked at the dozens of servant disciples including Fu Changsheng:

“Are you deaf? Hurry up and escort them inside.”

“Yes, Steward.”

Everyone hurriedly nodded.

Fu Changsheng stood in the middle, but as the crowd went in halfway, Steward Qiuu grew farther and farther from the mountain gate, clearly having no intention of setting foot into the Forbidden Land:

“So there really is something fishy!”

Fu Changsheng’s heart tightened.

His Divine Sense swept out; while the others weren’t paying attention, he immediately activated the Mysterious Robe. His figure vanished in an instant. Qiuo Yun, who had originally been behind him, chewed the demon flesh in his mouth and muttered:

“This bastard Gui Qi sneaks off and doesn’t even say a word!”

Clearly.

He was already used to it.

Anyway, helping Gui Qi cover for him would earn him a generous reward of demon flesh; he delighted in it and never tired.

In truth.

Fu Changsheng was right beside him.

As his footprints stepped past the gate of the Forbidden Land.

The overwhelming stench of blood that assailed his nose made Fu Changsheng’s heart sink.

His Divine Sense swept out.

He discovered that the space within the Forbidden Land was far vaster than it appeared from outside, as if it formed a world of its own. Thick blood mist filled the surroundings, and beneath his feet was a narrow path paved entirely with White Bone.

He followed the path forward for several hundred zhang.

Passing through a thin veil of cloud and mist, a gigantic altar entered his sight.

The altar was entirely dark red, its surface covered with intricate runes. Under the backdrop of the blood mist, these runes flickered with a bizarre radiance. At the center of the altar sat a young man in black robes—the Young Sect Leader of the Blood Saber Sect. His features were cold and severe, his eyes tightly shut, and dense Demonic Qi coiled around him, as though he had merged completely with the altar.

Fu Changsheng swept his gaze over.

He found that the other party only had Purple Mansion Cultivation, and only then did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Lowering his head to look at the Array Rune coiling around the altar, his pupils shrank:

“This altar Array?!”

In his memory.

It was vaguely identical to the one in the Fish Eagle Tribe; this was clearly a Sacrificial Array!

In other words.

The tens of thousands of mortals brought in were soon to lose their lives!

At this moment.

The Young Sect Leader seated atop the altar platform suddenly opened his eyes, his cold gaze sweeping over the tens of thousands of mortals that had been escorted in. There was not the slightest trace of pity in his eyes; it was as if these mortals were merely a part of his plan, insignificant ants.

A Technique was cast onto the altar.

A thunderous rumble shook the air.

Immediately after.

A churning Blood Pool surged up from the depths of the earth.

Thick, viscous blood rolled within the Blood Pool like boiling lava, and White Bone was piled high all around it, no fewer than several hundred thousand.

“This is….”

The instant the Blood Pool appeared.

Fu Changsheng’s Blood Talisman Spirit Body reacted of its own accord. In that moment, an unprecedented sense of hunger arose within him.

The Blood Pool before his eyes!

Was precisely the treasure mentioned in the intel that could raise his Blood Talisman Spirit Body to Tier Two.

Fu Changsheng forced down the agitation in his heart, for he keenly sensed a powerful force Hidden within the Blood Pool. If he had guessed correctly, it should be the Cloud-devouring Beast mentioned in the intel, about to advance to Tier Four and equivalent to a human Golden Core Stage—a Demon Pet of the Young Sect Leader!

“Should I make a move now?!”

On the altar.

The Young Sect Leader had already begun chanting a spell:

“With blood as Guide, with soul as offering, All spirits to Returning Ruins, all gods obey. I, with this body of flesh and blood, sacrifice myself to thee, May thou grant me endless power, May thou aid me in annihilating all foes. The Blood Pool surges, White Bone as witness, The Sacrificial Array, opens the Celestial Secret!”

As the spell fell!

Rumble!

The ground suddenly trembled.

In the next instant.

Bang, bang, bang!

The eighty-one Bone Lamps hanging upside down at the Array Hub of the Sacrificial Array all flared with eerie green flames at once. From afar came the sound of tiles exploding; those Talismans embedded in the cracks between stone slabs actually sprouted dark red root-like tendrils, like blood vessels, rapidly spreading toward the Array Platform.

The Array Runes around the altar began to flicker violently, and a powerful suction force erupted from the altar.